>From the answers I've been given I guess I have to create a little app that uses a timer which from time to time verifies if new e-mail has arrived to that account. Is there somewhere I can learn from to do that?

Luis,

You can use timer event and communicate your email server with winsock. There are lots of examples how to use winsock with VFP or VB (but it's not so difficult to see from VB code how to use it with VFP).

VFP
http://www.utmag.com/wconnect/wc.dll?9,7,10,1635
Above, I think you will find very valuable.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315124
http://www.news2news.com/vfp/?group=99&=0
http://www.utmag.com/wconnect/wc.dll?9,7,10,763
http://www.utmag.com/wconnect/wc.dll?9,7,10,703
http://www.utmag.com/wconnect/wc.dll?9,7,10,795



VB
http://www.vbip.com/winsock-api/default.asp
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=407216